On 28 Sep 10 a fifty-nine year old Marietta
resident reported he received a threatening message on his answering
machine. This case remains under investigation (805).

On 28 Sep 10 Deputy Sheriff Smeeks investigated
a case of child abuse reported by a caseworker with Children’s
Services. The investigation revealed the alleged abuse was an
instance of a father disciplining his eleven year old son for
his behavior. The boy’s father, who does not have custody
of his son, agreed to not administer corporal punishment in
the future.

The following individuals
were processed into the Washington County Jail:

John Michael Heiss, age 43, 965 Lang Farm Road,
Marietta, for nonsupport of dependants, a felony. Heiss turned
himself in at the courthouse to Deputy Sheriff O’Brien
and processed into the Washington County Jail on 28 Sep 10 at
10:48 am.

Melissa Christine Degori, age 33, 120 Eldorado
Drive, Marietta, for theft, receiving stolen property and for
three counts of forgery, all felonies. Degori was picked up
at the Maryland Division of Corrections by Deputy Sheriff Underwood
and processed into the Washington County Jail on 28 Sep 10 at
6:15 pm.